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Taldom

Taldom (English)
Талдом (Russian)
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Taldom Town Administration building
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Taldom is located in Moscow Oblast
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Taldom
Location of Taldom in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 56°44′N 37°32′E / 56.733°N 37.533°E / 56.733; 37.533Coordinates: 56°44′N 37°32′E / 56.733°N 37.533°E / 56.733; 37.533
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Flag of Taldom (Moscow oblast).png
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast
Administrative district Taldomsky District
Town Taldom
Administrative center of Taldomsky District, Town of Taldom
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Municipal district Taldomsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Taldom Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Taldomsky Municipal District, Taldom Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,819 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1677
Town status since 1918
Previous names Taldom (until 1918),
Leninsk (until 1929)
Postal code(s) 141900, 141901
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Taldom (Russian: Та́лдом) is a town and the administrative center of Taldomsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 110 kilometers (68 mi) north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. Population: 13,819 (2010 Census);13,334 (2002 Census);14,410 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1677. In 1918, it was granted town status and renamed Leninsk—the first town to be renamed after Vladimir Lenin (who was still alive then). In 1929, the original name was restored.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Taldom serves as the administrative center of Taldomsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Taldomsky District as the Town of Taldom. As a municipal division, the Town of Taldom is incorporated within Taldomsky Municipal District as Taldom Urban Settlement.

Taldom transmitter, the most powerful broadcasting station in the world, is located in the vicinity of Taldom.


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